diff --git a/orchagent/orchdaemon.cpp b/orchagent/orchdaemon.cpp
index 163eb2ed09..edb4766eaf 100644
--- a/orchagent/orchdaemon.cpp
+++ b/orchagent/orchdaemon.cpp
@@ -431,6 +431,10 @@ bool OrchDaemon::init()
             return false;
         }
     }
+    else
+    {
+        WarmStart::setWarmStartState("orchagent", WarmStart::WSDISABLED);
+    }
 
     return true;
 }